4 thoughts on “Protected and Secured?”

Whew! Glad you posted this. I might — well, maybe not fall for it, maybe — but I’d probably waste a lot of worry and time deciding it was junk.
Here is my attempt to save you and your readers worry and time. A few days ago I got a phone message that I should contact the U.S. Department of the Treasury re some serious mistakes in my 2012 federal taxes. Well, I wasted time and a phone call during which I was informed that the mistakes, back taxes, interest, and penalties amounted to over $5000. Fortunately, whoever was scamming me seriously overreached at that point. And I have a very good tax preparer who doesn’t make mistakes that big anyway. I was in the process of telling him I didn’t believe him, and if he was for real to send me this information in the U.S. Post. While I was repeating this, BJ came in and said I should just hang up, because, and here is the time and worry saving line, neither the U.S. Treasury nor the IRS contacts people by phone. They both send mail. So just say, as politely as possible, “Sorry, you are lying to me. Goodbye.” And hang up.

A nice twist on Miss Manlove’s name, Gordon. At this point in my life I feel no animus against her (as opposed to Miss Campbell, whom you didn’t know — she taught Home Ec. — and for whom I still cherish intense dislike founded in wretched memories). But in 9th grade I not only didn’t love Miss Man’love’, I didn’t even ‘like’ her. I suspect even now she would not be my cup of tea (rhyme accidental), but I doubt I would strongly dislike her.